Beach smoking ban delayed until February

[Rimmer]

Beach smoking ban delayed until February

PATTAYA:-- The government has delayed enforcement of its smoking ban on Pattaya and other popular beaches to better educate the public about the cost of lighting up on the sand.

 

Thailand’s Department of Marine and Coastal Resources has implemented a smoking ban on 20 of the country’s beaches, including Pattaya and Jomtien.

 

This is all due to massive amount of cigarette butts being collected from public beaches and research confirms they could be harmful to the environment. The ban was to take effect Nov. 1.

 

Under the new law, smokers could be fined up to 100,000 baht and sentenced to a year in prison.

 

However, public backlash and unpreparedness by local officials forced the government to backpedal and postpone enforcement of the ban until Feb. 1.

 

Pattaya clearly was unprepared to do anything about smoking on the beach. By Nov. 2 no signs had been erected on any beach and plenty of sunbathers and vendors were puffing away as normal.

 

A few municipal police officers were seen on Pattaya Beach informing people of the ban.

 

Read more: http://www.pattayamail.com/news/beach-smoking-ban-delayed-february-191322

 

-- © Copyright Pattaya Mail 2017-11-10

[4MyEgo]

Laughable not, the left hand not knowing what the right hand is doing, once again !

 

I keep right away from the main beaches because of the cigarette smoke, disgusting, should be banned in public, period, but I won't hold my breath 555

Edited November 10, 2017 by 4MyEgo

[Borzandy]

I'm thinking...February is a good date.... is it on Valentine day??

[Emster23]

I think April 1st would be more appropriate date

[upena]

Wait for high season to end

[phantomfiddler]

Not just the smoking ban, the Pattayaland Street Renovation Project should also be included in the delay until February. What genius decided to start it just before the high season ? Many businesses are going to face complete ruin with this silly timing

[Basil B]

3 hours ago, Rimmer said:

Beach smoking ban delayed until February

Conveniently did not state which year... 

[PETERTHEEATER]

Amazing Thailand!

[smedly]

this is a general littering issue

 

DEAL WITH LITTERING and not just on the beach but everywhere

 

How simple is that to understand

[Destiny1990]

Finally something to replace the jetski scam with.

[PAIBKK]

Probably because reservations for the high season have plummeted !!!

I know that a hotel of one of my friends was already booked full in the years up to 2014 a half year before the arrivals. 

Currently having enough place, of the 100% reservations previously, now only having 2% - 3% bookings for the same period. He has dropped the prices with around 15% - 25% to gain more reservations while competitors have raised their prices with 40% - 60%. (Thai marketing) And yes, they're completely empty... Most of the places are for sale nowadays.

 

Pattaya seems to be a ghost town nowadays. 

Edited November 11, 2017 by PAIBKK

[toofarnorth]

1 hour ago, PAIBKK said:

Probably because reservations for the high season have plummeted !!!

I know that a hotel of one of my friends was already booked full in the years up to 2014 a half year before the arrivals.

Currently having enough place, of the 100% reservations previously, now only having 2% - 3% bookings for the same period. He has dropped the prices with around 15% - 25% to gain more reservations while competitors have raised their prices with 40% - 60%. (Thai marketing) And yes, they're completely empty... Most of the places are for sale nowadays.

 

Pattaya seems to be a ghost town nowadays.

I have heard the same said of C/Rai and C/mai yet TAT keep spinning the same yarn about the millions arriving each month.  I believe you PAIBKK  not TAT.

[wgdanson]

What does 'public backlash' mean. The locals saying <deleted> OFF.

[wakeupplease]

On 11/10/2017 at 6:54 AM, upena said:

Wait for high season to end

as do not want to pissoff the tourists too much as they will not come back again

[balo]

Thailand, the HUB of delays.

 

[morrobay]

10 hours ago, wakeupplease said:

as do not want to pissoff the tourists too much as they will not come back again

Good and replaced by quality. Could be the same scenario as establishments than ban smoking and have increased business.

[baansgr]

17 hours ago, PAIBKK said:

Probably because reservations for the high season have plummeted !!!

I know that a hotel of one of my friends was already booked full in the years up to 2014 a half year before the arrivals. 

Currently having enough place, of the 100% reservations previously, now only having 2% - 3% bookings for the same period. He has dropped the prices with around 15% - 25% to gain more reservations while competitors have raised their prices with 40% - 60%. (Thai marketing) And yes, they're completely empty... Most of the places are for sale nowadays.

 

Pattaya seems to be a ghost town nowadays. 

The demographic has changed a lot in the past few years. Maybe your friend should rethink his marketing strategy. Its business as usual in my area just that Western single sex touists have been replaced by older couples and families